So, theres this field of cows:
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Im standing in the next field, very steathily between nothing and more nothing, in broad-daylight. So one of them seem to notice me:
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He quickly tells all of his mates!
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and they start coming over to have a look:
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after a while... (cows dont seem to run that fast)
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This one was not so happy with me, it seemed :lol:
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risky biscuits, dont you have a job to go to? lol
lmfao, that is brilliant.
his job is feeding the cows their chow ;)
lol :) loved the little story there :D lol
Nice one :thumbup:
Quote from: Binary Shadowrisky biscuits, dont you have a job to go to? lol
Wasnt too dangerous.. there was a rusty barbed wire fence protecting me! :mrgreen:
(that and a ditch, and the edge of the field was a bit boggy, the cows didnt seem keen on getting their little tootsies wet!!)
Was amusing watching them - Funny thing is they are curious enough to all come over and have a look, but once they get there they just stand there... thats all. they just look at you, and.. thats it. :lol:
Spose its more interesting than eating more grass..
you are probably the most interesting thing thats happened in their field all week.
I had to do a land survey in a field full of cows over my easter break. Spent most of my time fending off cows who wanted to push over my tripod, and the rest of it standing up ranging rods and pegs which they had already pushed over.
lol classic
Thats brilliant :lol:
I would have been a little worried, it almost looked like they were forming the bovine equivalent of a crow court and you were on trial :yarr:
Thats really cheered me up that little adventure there. :D
Jaimz :rock:
great pics and the story with them was class :D
Quote from: snellgroveSo, theres this field of cows:
Just one little question, if they are cows - wheres the udders?
theyre bulls or, more likely, bullocks! :lol:
could be.... tho cows dont normally develope udders untill after around 33 months
and since bse no cows over 30months are slaughtered... so maybe those are the ones for the slaughter :o
(had another look tho and they look like bulls to me.... just ive tryped this now and it seams a waste to del it!)
Quote from: Mongooseyou are probably the most interesting thing thats happened in their field all week.
I had to do a land survey in a field full of cows over my easter break. Spent most of my time fending off cows who wanted to push over my tripod, and the rest of it standing up ranging rods and pegs which they had already pushed over.
Been there, the cows seemed more interested in my GPS instrument and my sandwiches though.
They came after me after knocking the tripod down and eating my sandwichs.
Bastards.
Quote from: knightycould be.... tho cows dont normally develope udders untill after around 33 months
Cows are usually first inseminated at 2 years I believe. Those are beef cattle, bulls with their gonads removed to make them docile to handle, although it would need a picture from the back to prove it. You can see a tuft on their bellies which cows dont have.
deffo no udders sub 30 months
I know, bwcause I had to import some in specially for a customer ;) ;)
Quote from: knightydeffo no udders sub 30 months
I know, bwcause I had to import some in specially for a customer ;) ;)
You imported some udders for a customer? :gag:
Quote from: knightydeffo no udders sub 30 months
I know, bwcause I had to import some in specially for a customer ;) ;)
get off, pull the udder one
Looks like young bulls but could be heifers
Quote from: SeriousQuote from: knightycould be.... tho cows dont normally develope udders untill after around 33 months
Cows are usually first inseminated at 2 years I believe. Those are beef cattle, bulls with their gonads removed to make them docile to handle, although it would need a picture from the back to prove it. You can see a tuft on their bellies which cows dont have.
Wow, I didnt know we had a resident cow expert.
I yahooed it on a site, means cows do have udders younger than what knighty says but it may not apply to all breeds so we could both be right ;)
mm, maybe were bothing right :o
younc cows might still technically have udders in the same way men have boobs ?
Development of breasts starts in the womb in mammals, they are after all only modified sweat glands ;)
Different breeds will age at different rates depending on the environment they were created for. Some will start breeding later than others. For milk production the key factor is quick start and long production life, for beef its more the production of lean beef.
I think they are bulls they look heavier built than a heifer would.